Release record
Release notes
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iOS 18.4 expanded Apple Intelligence with Priority Notifications, a Sketch style in Image Playground, and more supported languages and English locales. It also added the Apple Vision Pro companion app for owners of the headset.[1]
Source ledger
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Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.4 — Apple Intelligence and Apple Vision Pro app
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.4 — News+, Photos, and additional enhancements
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 security content
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · iOS 18.4
Apple Support · 2026-07-29 · Released March 31, 2025
Apple Developer · 2026-07-29
Documented & observed
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Release changes
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feature · introduced
The new Apple Vision Pro app surfaced content and spatial experiences and provided headset information for users paired with an Apple Vision Pro.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Priority Notifications highlighted time-sensitive or important notifications at the top of the list on supported Apple Intelligence-capable iPhones.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
The release added library filters, collection reordering, oldest-or-newest sorting, album sorting by modified date, controls for recent-history collections, and hidden-photo import protection.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
Eight emoji, Safari recent searches, safer child setup, persistent app limits, App Store review summaries and resumable downloads, Podcast widgets, Ambient Music, new system languages, and Matter robot-vacuum support arrived together.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
News+ subscribers gained recipes from participating publishers, searchable and saved recipe collections, and a cooking mode for following individual steps.
Recorded at Public
enhancement · changed
The release added Sketch as an Image Playground style and expanded Apple Intelligence support across eight more languages and two additional English locales.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
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Developer beta
Developer beta
Developer beta
Developer beta
Release candidate
Release candidate
Public release
The public iOS 18.4 release expanded Apple Intelligence and added Apple Vision Pro, News+, Photos, emoji, family, App Store, media, and smart-home capabilities.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .4 releases
50 days, 6.4 milestones
Based on 9 previous iOS .4 releases
Cycle vs. platform average
38d (avg: 58d)
20 days shorter than the iOS average
Duration ranking
#73 of 92
Middle of the pack iOS beta cycles
Longest gap in this cycle
10 days
Between Beta 1 and Beta 2